The National Student Exchange (NSE) provides opportunities for you to study up to one calendar year at another NSE member college or university. With more than 170 colleges and universities from which to choose, you should be able to find a campus with just the right combination of courses, facilities, and environment to meet your personal and academic needs and interests.
Whether you are interested in taking courses not otherwise available, living in a different cultural or geographical setting, or seeking out graduate or professional schools, the NSE Experience can provide you with a fresh outlook on your education.

   Students participate in NSE in order to:
•  Broaden personal and education perspectives
•  Explore and appreciate new culture
•  Widen university boundaries
•  Take courses not offered a the home campus
•  Learn form different professors
•  Access courses with different perspectives
•  Explore new areas of study
•  Experience personal growth
•  Live in a different area
•  Investigate graduate or professional schools
•  Look for future employment opportunities
•  Become more independent and resourceful

Costs —
There are two tuition payment plans utilized by NSE. Under Plan A, students pay the in-state (resident) tuition /fees to their host campus. Under Plan B, students pay their normal tuition/fees to Fairmont State University. Room and meals are always paid to the host  campus. Note that some schools use only one payment plan, while many participate in both. On both tuition plans, fees which are assessed as a condition of enrollment (e.g., fees for laboratory courses, general service, computer, technology, art and photography supplies) are always paid to the host campus. You will be responsible for transportation, personal expenses, and sightseeing opportunities which on exchange. Financial aid for eligible students is applied for, awarded by, and disbursed from the campus at which tuition/fees are paid.

Placement —
Most placements are made through the in-person negotiation of home and host coordinators at the NSE's annual conference in early March. Annually, 97 percent of the applicants are placed in one of their campus choices, Placement probabilities are governed by the number of openings at an institution and the number of students seeking that location.

Application Process —
Application materials are available in the Office of the FSU Associate Provost. There is a non-refundable application fee of $125. The application process includes letters of recommendations, a goal statement for the exchange, and a personal interview. addition to the completed application, Applications must be completed by mid-February for placements to be made in March for the following academic year.

Christina Lavorata, FSU Associate Provost
NSE Coordinator
Fairmont State University
208 Hardway Hall
304.367.4101